Does the Fiat 500e fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Fiat 500e records 5.20 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.62 expected for a ev of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−5.42, 95% interval −6.68 to −4.16). It ranks 705 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Fiat 500e by registration
What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Fiat 500e is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 66 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A tyre seriously damaged | 66 | 2.56 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,576 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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